School of Film, Music and Theatre

Welcome to the School of Film, Music & Theatre

The School of Film, Music and Theatre is a place of ground-breaking creative learning and experimentation that promotes parity of esteem for theoretical and practical teaching, research and practice. Our School nurtures the ambitions of all who walk through its doors, and produces the most innovative, pioneering research and analysis of creative practice across disciplines in Ireland. 

News and Events

12 Nov 2023

Towards The Glen

MA Theatre & Performative Practices Students present TOWARDS THE GLEN A performance walk through the Glen River Park Tue 21 Nov @ 2pm Wed 22 Nov @ 2pm Meet at the Yin Yang / Snake Sculpture (closest entrance via Sunview Place East / Ballyhooly Rd Bus: 207A/ 207/ 209/ 248 from City Centre to Harrington Square)

02 Nov 2023

UCC-COH MRes Scholarship Awarded to Kevin Terry

Cork Opera House and the School of Film, Music & Theatre at UCC are delighted to announce that the 2023-24 UCC – Cork Opera House MRes (Masters by Research) Scholarship recipient is the composer, performer and sound designer Kevin Terry.

01 Nov 2023

Gala screening, with live music, of the Irish premiere of the newly restored The Signal Tower (1924), last screened in Cork (at the Coliseum) in August 1925

The lights dim, the projector clicks on, and as you lift your face towards the screen, panoramic images sweep over you: of stunning Californian vistas, of majestic trains traversing steep mountain inclines, of the men that work the intricate machinery that allows humans to conquer Nature…

25 Oct 2023

Screening and talk with the 2023 Film Artist in Residence, Maximilian Le Cain 14th Nov @6pm

We hope you can join us for a very special event on Tuesday 14th November at 6pm, when we will be marking the end of the Residency of our 2023 Film Artist, Maxmilian Le Cain.

Spotlight

We are delighted to announce a new album featuring staff and students of the Department of Music is now available for purchase on Bandcamp by following the link below.

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Jared Harris visits students of the Department of Film & Screen Media

Actor Jared Harris visits University College Cork (UCC) to meet students from the Department of Film and Screen Media and view the archives of his late father, Richard Harris, which were donated to the university last year.